Shield for stockings.



No. 689,600. Patented Deer-24, 190i.

T. E. SOMERVILLE.

SHIELD FOB STOCKINGS.

(Application filed In. 15, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

THOMAS E. SOMERVILLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIELD FOR STOCKINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,600,- clatedDecember 24, 1901.

Application filed. March 15, 1901. Serial No. 61,264. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that LTHoMAs E. SOMERVILLE, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Shields for Stockings; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked th'ereon,which form a part of this specifica= tion.

This invention relates to a shield for stocklngs.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

This invention relates especially to a device for covering the toe ofthe stocking, so .as to protect it from wear against the shoe-lining,and therefore to prolong the period of wear of the stocking as a whole.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a portion of a stocking-foot withthe shield secured thereon. Fig. 2 is a view, partially insection online 2 2 of Fig. 1 and partially in elevation, showing the manner ofsecuring the device in place. Fig. 3 is aviewin perspective of theshield. Fig. 4 is a View of the springclip for retaining thede'vice inposition.

As shown in the drawings, the device comprises a guard or tip A, made ofa single piece of flexible soft leather, such as chamois, formed tocover the sides and tip of that portion of a stocking G which coversthe'first too when on the wearers foot, the seam a necessary to securethe proper form being so positioned as to be over the outer part of thenail of the wearer, so that no inconvenience is occasioned. A U -shapedclip 13, of springwire, is secured to that portion of the margin a ofthe guard which is arranged to lie preferably between the first andsecond toes, so that its arms extend lengthwise of the foot. Said guardis so shaped that it will engage "the stocking and hold the guard inplace. The clip is made with its upper jaw b straight audits lower jaw19 curved slightly'upward near its inner end to conform to the ball ofthe toe. As the guard is so fashioned that the clip engages the positionof the stocking between the first and second toes of the wearer and thejaws of the clip do not come between the shoe and the foot, there is nodiscomfort occasioned to the wearer. The guard fits snugly over the footand because of the lightness of the leather is worn without an noyanc'e.It is a perfect protection to the toe of the stocking" and prevents theusual excessive wear thereof at that point. As the guard is found towear unevenly, it is made with a reinforcing strip or patch (1. which isplaced at that portion of the guard which is most liable to wear. Saidreinforcement is secured in position by cement,- p'referably, and may berenewed from time to time as required. It

will be understood that the guards are made in pairs right and left.

I claim as my invention-'- 1. A stocking shield comprising a guard madeof a thin flexible material and shaped to cover theportion of thestocking which covers the first toe when on the wearers foot, saidshield being provided with a lateral opening which is adapted to passover the portion of the stocking between the first and second toes ofthe wearer and means for retaining. the guard in position. I

' 2. A stocking-shield comprising a guard made of thin flexible materialand shaped to cover the portion of the stocking which cov-' ers thefirst toe when on the wearers foot, said shield being provided with alateral opening adapted to pass over the portion of the stocking betweenthe first and second toes of the wearer and provided, also with areinforcingstrip secured to said guard and means for retaining the guardin position.

3. A stocking-shield comprising a guard of thin, flexible materialshaped to cover the portion of the stocking which covers the first toewhen on the wearers foot, and a spring-clip secured thereto forretaining the guard in position.

4:. A stocking-shield comprising a guard of thin flexible materialshaped to cover the portion of the stocking which covers the first toewhen on the wearers foot, and a spring-clip secured .to the inner marginof said guard adapted to engage the portion of the stocking between thefirst and second toes of the wearer.

In testimony that I claim-the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature, in presence of two witnesses, this 12th'day of March, A. D.1901.

Witnesses:

GERTRUDE BRYCE, BERTHA A. Peron.

